Vigier Excalibur Fretless Guitar Review With Guthrie Govan - Guitar Interactive Magazine
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- Guthrie Govan reviews the Vigier Excalibur Guitar. Exclusively featured & reviewed in iGuitar Issue 9. bit.ly/GuthrieGovan_VigierSurf...
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Imagine reading tabs and then realize you have a fretless guitar..
lmao hahahaahahahaha
Lasse Hagelund thats why you learn standard notation lmao
tim it was just a joke :)
if your a good guitar player you know where they are
DigitalOctaveLoL Well, he's right. The joke wasn't necessarily funny, but it was quite clever, it made me smile.
First demo I've seen that really takes advantage of the fretless aspect. VERY nice!
right? first video I've seen that makes a fretless not sound like a regular slightly flat or sharp tuned guitar
his intonation is so good and hes probably barely played fretless. mr govan is from another galaxy i swear..
It's not that difficult to play in tune on fretless guitar, especially if you have attained a decent level of proficiency on the fretted. I picked up one and was able to get in tune with relative ease. It's not at all the same as going from guitar to violin which feels like starting all over again......
dude dont bulshit everyone going to fretless guitar with no experience is a trip out i don't care how long u been playing, this man is impressive
It isn't bullshit......I bet that if you're a good player who knows his way around the fretboard than you would be pleasantly surprised. I didn't say I played like an expert on the fretless it's just that the intonation is surprisingly easy to get together......your fingers will adjust rather quickly......
Amazing playing. Not many guitarists could demo this guitar.
Amen to that. I could maybe play a few chords and that's it. This guy is really, really good!
yes
Chords are some of the hardest things to do on a fretless though
Every guitarist can do this, badly.
@@0megalul309 Vai, govan, satriani, gilbert, malmsteen etc etc are all on a pantheon of guitar gods but shawn lane and alan holdsworth were some kind of freakish anomalie, it is difficult for me to listen to as my brain is too small to even compute their music.
6:07 _the licc_
To all the people who have all the notes and microtones down to muscle memory on fretless instruments, you guys are fuckin' heros, man. I still gotta have drawn on/pre marked fret spots to do anything past the 4th or 5th fret.
Exactly!
intenttothrill Don't feel too bad, I played cello for nigh on a decade. I used pencil markings for the majority of that time.
Yeah! Take that violinists! We can do it too!
Well I mean, he can do it.
I can't. 😓
Guthrie does EVERYthing better than the human guitar player can.
"WE" communist 100
Guthrie could make a damn broom stick sound good, it's just not fair
I think it's fair, I very much doubt he was born that good at guitar. Never seen anyone born good at anything, except mooching chumps.
maybe not fair. But, thank god for people like him to push the rest of us forward. Without people like him we'd still be stuck listening to B.B King
Todd Mcmahon - We could be stuck with worse...
6:08 Thank you, Adam Neely! Now I hear "the lick" everywhere
I just want to play the SpongeBob theme on that guitar and I'll die happily
Reymono563 fuck i almost liked this twice
Reymono563 yes!
😂👊🏻
the whole soundtrack of that show , some surf music and play them on this guitar. Ahh
If nautical nonsense be something you wish
Flop your hands on the guitar and play like a fish
Guthrie makes it look so easy
Heard his voice an immediately liked
Ryan Lawrence Here in the UK they made a sitcom about older Guthrie Govan called 'Saxondale', I recommend it.
There's even a book about him called "The Bible."
Its like bob ross giving guitar lessons
tryptaminesandotherdeathexperiments happy little C# loud
hahaha
Seriously, this guy could make a barbed-wire-strung casti-iron pipe sound like heaven!
quite the reference there
Hahaha that's hilarious to imagine
Man, what a ear you have! This is the way we aught to play our axes - practising as violinists.
Its not as tricky as one might think. Usually there's marks on the top of the neck where a fret would be and you just put your finger there. If you've ever played a stand-up bass, you find that the fretlessness isn't too hard to overcome.
Yeah, but never the less. The tolerance on the bass is easier to handler. The guitar is closer to the violin - my oh my!
WASSUP FELLOW VIOLINIST!!!
Love ya!
It’s all about getting your hand in the right spot. No one would be able to adjust the intonation that quickly by ear.
Got the tabs for you guys: 0-0-0-0-0-h0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 AMARIGHT!!!????
+SLVMBER No, it would actually be 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-h-1-1-1--1
+SLVMBER but it's six
Underrated comment.
these comments are so stupid. tab is written exactly the same as a fretted instrument.
regardless whether it is fretless or not.
The intro to The Finer Things by Steve Winwood sounds like this.
Hi
-A virtuoso in versatility and complexity. I tip my hat to one of the worlds most intelligent minstrels.
perfect intonation, our man Guthrie is a genius. Great teacher also, cool character.
Clicked on this video because I was genuinely curious to hear what a fretless guitar sounds like and holy sh*t, this guy is AMAZING.
Holy crap this guy is incredible!
Sam Chaney Yeah...
Always wondered how made that annoying Grand turismo music,
ahahahah
you win
D
lol 'annoying' I listen to its soundtrack daily
Eviscirator One of the best video game sountracks.
Wow, I am blown away at his playing PERIOD!!!!! I mean that fretless guitar is crazy cool of course but this guy can play the guitar. Most of us would/can only dream of playing like this chap. Fantastic video, and very thankful for you sharing.
But will it overused joke?
FLewth I appreciate this
hahaha😅 only if you tune it down to drop D(jent)
Blend? Djent?
3 years ago it was "But will it" jokes. Which modern joke could possibly be more played out??
Hold my beer...
@@ChimpFromSpace Am I a joke to you?
No way i can afford the guitar and I don't really want one, but I come back to this video every now and then just because even guthrie's causal playing here is just incredible.
Wow! I could listen to him play that all day. He makes that guitar sound so good.
If Jaco played guitar 😂😂
Marc Forte Can you imagine him playing one though? id love to hear it lol
Marc Forte i was thinkin the same damn thing!
I don't get the negativity. Can people not understand that everyone is going to have a different opinion on what sounds good looks cool and makes sense? I don't get all the "well you can't play this style with this guitar"
You can! That's the beauty of music. Just do what you want. I just don't understand. I love diversity and love when someone whips out a fret less of any kind at a show or whatnot. It's neat.
This guy gets it
Jorden Garberson cause people are idiots and cry babies. If they get it their way we will only have Justine Beliver clone bands left. Music is great cause there are no rule books. So yeah im 100% with you. People should shut up and enjoy the music and all the endless possibilities it offers.
this kind of instruments opens new doors to whomever gets ideas out of it. Haters are nothing to be worried about: they will be quickly forgotten ^^
Absolutely. It makes a sound and that sound is wild.
even if you are limited by the instrument for what genre you can play, picking up this guitar and saying "well you can't play Thrash!" is like picking up a hammer and saying "well how the hell am I supposed to screw in a screw with this". a guitar is a tool, and it's up to the artist to pick the right tool for the job.
He sounds like a fucking wizard
He looks homeless but he is no mere mortal.
he's not your average wizard he's a guitar wizard
His playing is so effortless, is such a pleasure to watch.
very smooth sound
I like this chap. He seems like someone you could get along nicely with.
Awesome smooth jazz playing at the beginning
Amazing playing mate, thx for the review
Guthrie Govan is nothing less than a master class guitarist....nothing but talent, class and natural ability. One of the best
The Pastorius is powerful in this one! :P
Probably the best demo of a fretless guitar on CZcams in terms of what is capable on it and what the sound is like.
Hey man!!! Long time no see!!! You've been to Brazil a few years ago. I was among other musicians learning tips on your techniques once in Juiz de Fora, next to Rio de janeiro. Great to hear from you and notice that your quite well.
Cool guitar!!!
You can really hear that Guthrie has got better at fretless since the first review he did. He is an incredible player and one of the most versatile players ever :)
I love that tone.
The way he intonates so precisely is incredible!
Guthrie your such a good speaker. So smooth and relate-able. It matches your playing so well. In Sync. Awesome.
Great demo. Only someone very versed in their fretboard knowledge is going to be able to play like this on a fretless guitar! Fun.
Guthrie Govan is just amazing, he has taken Guitar playing to another level. And fretless Guitar, wonder if you can get one with 9 strings as well??, i think i will stay with the 6 string guitar with frets, that's bad enough.
Man I don't even play guitar but I just cannot stop listening and learning from this amazing guy !!!!
very inspiring. ive often thought of removing frets. now i will
Jesus reviews, and shreds, a fretless guitar.
Jesus reviews?
@@jammer4578 He looks like what white christians think Jesus looked like.
@@martingoldfire ohh..thanks.
ahahahahahahaaha good!!
tabs?
0 00 000000 00 0
Epic
maybe 1111 11 1111 11 1 1
no tabs, maybe full feeling
origin of symmetry is a p good album tbh
I'd love to be on hold to this.
Wow! That guitar is beautiful, and has an amazing sound. You're such a good guitarist!
sounds like a synth
No need for a vibrato (whammy) bar on this. you can do nice dives without it. The issue I guess others have is doing a bend is not workable without frets but they forget you can just slide up as much as you would bend. Anybody who plays a violin/viola knows how to do slurs without frets.
Smoothly moving into those changes at 5:30
Wow that sounds terrific, similar to a fretless bass. Will have to get one, love it!!
ITS LIKE TOUCH TYPING FOR GUITARRRRRRRRR
Brandon Inu i was literally about to link this video to you then i read the comments
lmao i found your comment by tryna remember which video i commented that on lol lol
hahaha
Brandon Inu never forget 😤
This guitar is great for wallmart music
funny, but its called jazz
Easy listening jazz.
Craig Chaquico, George Benson, Boney James, Kim Waters, Kenny G, Najee, etc...
If you go on iheart.com and put in smooth jazz the top station is my go to. Happy Hunting
Sebastián Mayorca Nah it's great thrift store music.
Knobhead
I a different model for every day. What a cool, smooth, guitar!
A beautiful player, indeed. Such ease and culture. So natural with no frets needed. Thanks Guthrie!!! We love ya! :)
Being a professional touring bass player and guitar player. I started playing upright bass 20 yrs. ago and the transition of going from playing a Fender Jazz for 35 years and playing a fretless upright was a bit challenging at first. Within a month, my intonation on the upright was spot on.
On the other hand, I can see how difficult it would be to play a fretless guitar.
It takes great skill to play as well as Guthrie in the video...congrats on a job well done.
BTW, I'd live to see what Jeff Beck could do with this guitar.
Have you presented the Idea to Jeff Beck?......It might be a great endorsement if you could get Beck to play your guitar.
Cheers!
This guy knows his fretboard lol
no frets, it's just board now
I'm watching this regularly, just because it's absolutely awe-inspiring what Guthrie does here... (and elsewhere too, btw)
I'm seriously considering de-fretting one of my old guitars, just for giggles... (done that already to a bass, and that worked out beautifully, so some experience in da pocket)
I love the sound. It's so hypnotic!
how in the hell is it posible to be that good?
All I can see is fingerprints. So many fingerprints on that fretboard.
Same was hard to listen to him when all I saw was fingerprints xD
OCD triggered when i saw the fingerprints 😂😂
Have to break out the windex on every string change
PROPHECY is Self-Fulfilling I bet you'd be fun at parties, if you had any friends who invited you to parties.
That iMetal wouldn't happen to be standard stainless steel would it? haha
This guitar blows my mind . Absolutely wicked sound
Not just a master of Guitar playing but also someone with a lovely Voice
This is what the Elves of Middle Earth played when no one was watching
Joel Trujillo just got a visual that.
This guy is great at making elevator music
lol
Joedin Morelock I would never leave that elevator!
Joedin Morelock I hear Elevated music, but i know it hurts seeing so much skill, technique and musicality
Lol! John Lennon he is not!! That's the problem with many shredders in my opinion.......they can't seem to write great songs.......
That's, like, your opinion, man.
This dude is fuckin' KILLER! First time that I've ever seen him, and I'm damn impressed. (yes, been living in a cave) Gotta search for more of this guy. Wow.
i was looking into fretless guitar for kicks and curiosity, but this guitar is cool. All videos show players playing lead but I haven't seen much in the way of playing basic chords on a fretless guitar. Nice playing by Guthrie.
I imagine the IMetal fret?board is really comfortable to play but oh my god the fingerprints on that 😂
eric clapton must be cryng when govan plays blues lines
Like your playing!
excellent !!!
i'm very impressed with
the guitar and the guitarist !!!
the world is such an amazing place..
so many brilliant people !!!
so many incredible things !!!
i wish i could live forever :(
I wonder why more country, chicken-pickin' guitarists don't play these. Its like all you gotta do is slide your fingers and you get that pedal steel sound.
cheez_munky it's easier with a fretted bord, if you don't press down the string at the right place you don't get the right note.
Too complicated for people predominantly preoccupied with Beer, pickup trucks, and reminding people that theyre wholesome and from the south. (Not an absolute comdemnation, but it applies so often i dont feel bad using it).
Oh, and theres less slide guitar in that bullshit pseudo-pop music they make in Nashville these days....
@@EireAnPoblacht I agree with your general assesment here. Even the pickers who have some skill like Paisley or Urban, they are writing fruity pop songs and not showcasing the genre.
I miss country. It use to be amazing story telling with some hot licks every now and then.
If you haven't heard Bo Burnham's "Country Song," then maybe check it out. It is very funny and very catchy, but also he pretty much nails what you and I are talking about.
"Let's show you the new features"
What features? It's missing 22 of them
iMetal fretboard, chrome hardware, maple top.
24 but it's ok.
This is fucking awesome!
The guy reviewing is also great!
That turn around (00:07-00:09) gets me every time.
5:53 - 5:55
I bet this sounds amazing with an envelope filter.
Great video!
When I was a kid I bought a beat up Strat for 50 bucks. The frets were really shot so I decided to remove them an play slide with it.
I still remember how it felt to play.
Absolutely Awesome!
Anyone that gets one will definitely enjoy it. Try it with a slide too, you can't fret out. It's cool.
Sounds like it is the perfect instrument for elevator jazz!
i use the fretless, then i mark the fret with da paint #ThugLife
that looks useful. you still get the fretless vibe but you still know how to play it lol
im pretty sure they have fret markers
Great sound!!
sick playing dude
I wonder if the metal fretlboard would get sticky when your fingers get moist during playing.
well idk bout other people but my fingers never toush the fretboard at any time
MrHaydenFX XD especially while you're playing fretless
CzeCze if there's no frets, isn't it just a board? xD
KiLl3R Mem3StAR the general name for this part of any necked instrument is called a fingerboard. Fretboard is actually a term created to distinguish a fretted fingerboard from the fretless fingerboard
dose any one want my guitars?after this i quit...
Yea, if it's free! xD
you pay for shipping and their yours
ecnaurps ... What guitar
ecnaurps Probably hella in shipping, but yea, what guitar?
hell yeah bro
he sounds so good on this video!!!
Amazing mate
He looks like a nice guy, but why does everything he play sounds like the soundtrack of a porn of the '80?
he even acted in some porn of the 80s
because his music is porn itself
He has a song about a chick sucking his dick.
Protoka which song?
RorysIrishTour Bullshit. Evidence or it didn't happen.
reminds me of the weather channel.
Still playing Gt2 man....I love the jazz soundtracks in that game
Guthrie is my guitar teacher! He used to work with guitar world etc to give lessons on cd
Your voice somehow reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear :|
How is he able to...? How much practise does one need to...?
1 - Pratice. 2 - Much.
Riccardo Sabatini Once you havd played for years you rarely look at the frets anyway.
12 hours +overtime
there are still markers telling you roughly were the 3,5,7,9, and 12 would be located, after that it's just using your ears and listening cause im sure being a little off is like having your guitar slightly out of tune 😅 I'm sure it's difficult but I'm sure its not as difficult if you dont completely try to wrap your head around the idea,
to me microtonal guitar necks fuck me up (also plastic wrap fucks with me)😅so dont feel to bad we all have our mis-understandings ;) haha
Muscular memory, at least 4 yrs to do something decent on that guitar, 1-2 hrs daily.
cant stop watching this
Great sound, nice guitar. Mister Govan is a true virtuoso and guitar master. Awesome!
this guy is awesome haha
How would it react to tapping?..Would love to find out.
About the same as a fretted guitar, except a lot harder to hit each note dead-on. Fretless instruments are a lot of fun though.
Look up Raygun by Bumblefoot. Main riff is tapping+fretless, I think.
Stephen Ryan That's exactly why I play cello as well :D
mitchell2719 HEAVY METAL CELLO TAPS!!!
I'm excited to see a fretless guitar. Thought only basses could be that cool
That's some pretty damn good fretless playing!